Welcome to Hylas ...So far, we found very little information about Hylas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Hylas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hylas, please Contact Us. Hylas was located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Hylas would have been located within present day Dickinson County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Hylas, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. While the community is gone, the present day location for Hylas is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Hylas was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Hylas (for example, toward Gladstone), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). The Area Code where Hylas was located: 906 Communities Also Named Hylas ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hylas - it's located in Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hylas. Communities near Hylas ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hylas.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hylas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hylas. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hylas. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hylas. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hylas. See our Newspapers Page for Hylas. Adding Hylas to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Hylas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hylas was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Hylas. Footnotes ...
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